The Three Pillars of a Viable Power Sector!

Abstract

The power crises has catapulted the power sector to the
forefront. Every body is talking about it’s working and also
advising the government as to what needs to be done. Most
of the arm-chair experts talk about some missing power
policy and that necessary resolve is not evident. Some of
the more brave advice that alternate energy should be tapped
with wind and solar swinging the fates in our favour.
Though freeing ourselves from oil and gas is an important
requirement, the various pre-requisites to induction of
alternate energy and the needed financial depth is normally
swept under the carpet. That the base load requirements and
those pertaining to peaking demands are two different
realms needing different solutions is also conveniently
forgotten. There is thus a need to dilate upon the subject
and explain the various facets of a viable power sector.
And in order to do so, we will concentrate on the
generation, the fuel and the customer mix alone –
incidentally, the basic parameters of any viable power
sector.